Wayfaring-tree - Viburnum lantana

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Alternative names
Wayfaring Tree
Description

An attractive shrub with large heads of attractive creamy flowers, red, then red and black berries. It has rather rounded, simple toothed leaves.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Will do well on most soils, but is especially good on chalk.

When to see it

The fragrant flower heads can be seen in spring and early summer.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Fairly frequent in central and southern England but more scattered elsewhere.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 10 of the 617 tetrads.

  • Graham Calow
    Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
    14 May 2013
  • Graham Calow
    Ullesthorpe Stewrdship Farm
    29 August 2016
  • steven lewis
    Bardon Hill
    21 August 2019
  • Ron.stevens
    Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
    07 May 2017
  • martindgrimes
    Pickworth FP to south
    14 May 2019
  • Melinda Bell
    Ibstock,Sence valley
    26 June 2019
  • Melinda Bell
    Ibstock,Sence valley
    31 May 2020
  • Graham Calow
    Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
    15 June 2015
    seeds

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
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Species data profile ?

Species profile

Common names
Wayfaring-tree
Species group:
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Dipsacales
Family:
Adoxaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
38
First record:
14/05/2013 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
20/04/2024 (Sam Pitt Miller)

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  • David Nicholls
    Broughton Astley, Broughton Way
    08 June 2020
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Knighton Park
    07/05/2017
  • steven lewis
    welby
    09 May 2016
  • Steven Lewis
    Welby
    09 May 2016
  • Graham Calow
    Ullesthorpe Stewrdship Farm
    29 August 2016
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    23 April 2017
  • JamieG
    Brocks Hill Country Park
    25 April 2017
  • Graham Calow
    Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
    15 June 2015
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    11 August 2018
    flattened fruits
  • David Nicholls
    Broughton Astley, Broughton Way
    08 June 2020